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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1964
Page
2
AP field report shows cattle at 5 700 head with steady demand for feeders and no slaughter price test, utility cows at 13 50 to 14 00. Hog prices steady to 25 cents lower with various weight ranges, sows 11 50 to 13 00. Sheep limited, spring lambs around 25 00 and good shorn lambs at 19 00. Grains mixed with May soybeans at 2 55 to 2 57, corn at 1 25, oats down, rye at about 1 28.
In New York the stock index gains lifted late trading on a day marked by a steel rally. Volume neared 5.4 million shares, with steels driving the advance though the rise showed signs of slowing. Corporate bonds mixed, government bonds steady. Closing stock list incomplete but indicates varied performance across leaders.
Egg prices listed by grade and size with varying rates per dozen or dozen equivalents. Hides and glue hides offered with price references. some text garbled. Notable items include Grade A Extra Large at .25 and Grade A Medium at .24, Current Receipts at 2B, premium cream and CRONE references, roosters and hides with price notes unclear.
Kansas City AP notes consumer poultry and butter unchanged. Wholesale eggs hold at large 80 for 27s 30s. mediums 80 23 2 to 26. Missouri and Arkansas live fryers and broilers at farm 11 2 to 12 1 2, delivered at plant 12 to 14.
Chicago AP reports butter prices steady with no change and eggs mostly steady with a drop of about 1 cent. Grade A whites and mixed eggs show small variances while mediums standards and dirties list modest shifts.
Kansas City price list shows wheat 164 cars down 2 to 1 lower, with No 2 hard and dark hard at 2.23, No 3 2.16 to 2.36. Corn 28 cars unchanged to 14 higher, No 2 white 1.28 to 1.34, No 3 1.20 to 1.36. Oats 1 car steady, No 2 white 69 to 77, No 3 68 to 76. Rye 1.164 to 1.214, Barley 1.04 to 1.12. Soybeans 2.484 to 2.54. Bran 34.00 to 34.79, Shorts 33.40 to 34.25.
Chicago AP reports grain prices with Wheat No 2 red at 2.14 and Corn No 2 yellow at 1.29 with related No 3 and No 4 yellow figures. Oats No 2 heavy white at 66 4n and sample grade white 56 4, Soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.60 on, Soybean oil at 8.40n. Wheat finished 4 1/2 cents a
President Johnson, speaking at Ohio University in Athens, outlined a bold anti poverty agenda. He urged equal justice for all, abolition of poverty, eradication of disease, literacy, and a lasting peace era. The itinerary included stops in Cumberland Maryland and six more states as part of a broader outreach.
The Chanute Optimist Club awarded prizes at a Tioga Hotel luncheon for the oratorical contest. Winners were Bill Hutchison first, Bruce Parker second, and Bill Kennedy third, with Hutchison delivering the winning speech on optimism as a formula for freedom.
Daily Transcript lists admissions for Wednesday including Dale Orion Humboldt Walter Shearon 202 S Highland and Paul Tate R 1 medical Birth of a girl to Mr and Mrs Harold Redburn R 3 Dismissals include Mrs Loyal Yarnell and son Eric Mrs William McCarty Lloyd Hawley Wil liam Morey Mrs Clyde Lowe Giles Whitworth Several admissions today at 533 N Highland and 1102 N Kansas and discharges for Ethel Brown Minnie Phillips Lillian Marvin Dale Orton and others in Humboldt Iola Yates Center and surrounding areas.
Mrs. J. D. Morton 75 told Washington State troopers that a scream she heard on the telephone came from a TV wrestling match. Her son Francis in Albany, Oregon, had reported the disturbance. She said she ignored the third call, busy watching TV.
A provocative statistic states that 90 percent of all scientists who ever lived are alive now, suggesting a dramatic misread of historical records and population figures rather than a factual census. The claim invites scrutiny of historical author counts and longevity trends.
Richard Crawford, Chanute Rotary Club speaker, outlined Western Petrochemical Corp's Chanute plant refining and equipment. He noted high melting point light-colored specialty waxes, global sales, and plans for powdered and flaked wax to boost output. Current plant payroll约 $400,000 with 50 workers. byproducts include boiler oil and asphalt. Floyd Potter led the meeting. visitor Phil Flottman attended.
TOPEKA AP Kansas health officials asked newsstand dealers to remove the August Escapade from racks citing a publisher written joke about dissolving pages in methyl alcohol to create hallucinogenic effects. Authorities warn methyl alcohol is toxic, causing blindness or death if ingested.
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Two 25 year old men Jerry Wayne Caldwell and Kenneth Dean Bockover jailed in Erie face district court charges of second degree burglary and larceny for a break in at Neocha Drive in theater north of Chanute on April 14. They also face charges linked to a Hillcrest school break in the same night. Authorities say they admitted both crimes. cigarettes and a tape recorder were seized and most cigarettes and the machine were recovered. Foodstuffs were said to be discarded in a well near Independence.
Wichita AP reports Jerrie Mock, the Ohio housewife who circled the globe solo, will be a guest of the Kansas wing of the OX5 club tonight.
Zion Methodist church marks 80 years serving two miles west and one mile north of Martin Johnson Airport as special homecoming services unfold on Sunday May 17 led by Dr. Duff Wagoner. The historic building, moved in 1959 for highway changes, preserves seats from 80 years ago and a 1884 pulpit by Gustav and William Koch.
In Topeka Kansas the Kansas Medical Society with about 150 physician delegates approved a uniform medical plan for welfare cases and elected officers. They urged broader Kerr Mills eligibility, prepaid elements, and better fees while opposing state control of Kerr-Mills. Dr John C Mitchell of Salina became president succeeding Dr H S O Donnell of Ellsworth. Dr George Burker of Kingman named president elect.
Roman Catholic Bishop John J. Wright addressed the Methodist General Conference in Pittsburgh, the first Catholic bishop to speak at such a meeting. He urged closer ties between the two faiths as secularism grows, noting many deep differences yet a shared Christian bond.
The Rev. Claude E. Pittenger of 112 S Lafayette will be a delegate to the 16th International General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene in Portland Oregon June 18 26 He to be one of eight delegates from the Joplin district including four ministers and four laymen. Police logged two dog injury reports Mildred Bickell Thayer scratched on the leg and Charles Bidding 1208 Henry says his daughter was bitten while walking home from school The dog was captured and placed under observation.
The Tribune received two calls from TV viewers claiming a Chanute woman won 1824 on Let's Make a Deal moments earlier. One caller named Mrs Rita Thorpe, but local directories show no such person. The other caller said.
A 58-year-old Coffeyville man, Harvey Lee Diggs, admitted entering the home of 78-year-old Harry Jerome Kepner and striking him several times. Kepner died from internal injuries after being taken to a Coffeyville hospital. Diggs faced felonious assault charges and an amended complaint was filed for first degree manslaughter.
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